The book explores various aspects of hydatid disease, including the background, parasitology, epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and presentation in humans. It features dedicated chapters on hydatidosis of liver, spleen, peritoneum, kidney, pelvis, and disseminated hydatid disease, and also provides detailed information on the latest surgical and non-surgical methods for treating the condition, such as drug therapy and laproscopic management. The book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of surgery and medicine, but is also useful to veterinary science students and pharmaceutical companies. Further, it serves as a valuable reference resource for academics and researchers in associated fields.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Morphology, pathology and life cycle of hydatid disease parasite. - Immunological aspects of hydatid disease. - Hepatic hydatidosis. - Splenic hydatidosis. - Pelvic hydatidosis. - Hydatidosis of kidney. - Peritoneal hydatidosis. - Primary extrahepatic abdominal hydatidosis. - Disseminated abdominal hydatidosis. - Pharmacology and drug therapy for hydatidosis.
